H-1B System Development Engineer I Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a System Development Engineer I is $120,000, across 502 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$120,000
Average wage
$118,728
90th percentile
$151,170
Certified LCAs
502
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $47,403
- 25th
- $101,990
- Median
- $120,000
- Average
- $118,728
- 90th
- $151,170
- Highest
- $170,000
Based on 502 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
43FY20
66FY21
135FY22
88FY23
67FY24
87FY25
16FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for System Development Engineer I
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 79 | $130,000 |
| AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. | 120 | $129,250 |
| Amazon Advertising LLC | 4 | $126,500 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 244 | $116,650 |
| Twitch Interactive, Inc. | 4 | $113,820 |
| AMAZON DATA SERVICES, INC. | 46 | $110,635 |
| Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. | 5 | $72,384 |
Salaries by location
Seattle, WA · $120,000Austin, TX · $125,200Dallas, TX · $94,480Bellevue, WA · $136,500Herndon, VA · $116,550Sunnyvale, CA · $138,087Arlington, VA · $108,120Atlanta, GA · $115,000Nashville, TN · $125,850San Francisco, CA · $130,000Denver, CO · $109,040North Reading, MA · $112,920East Palo Alto, CA · $118,000Los Angeles, CA · $78,125New York, NY · $82,556